Established in 2021,Independence Pet Holdingsis a corporate holding company that manages a diverse and broad portfolio of modern pet health brands and services, including insurance, pet education, lost recovery services, and more throughout North America.
We believe pet insurance is more than a financial product and build solutions to simplify the pet parenting journey and help improve the well-being of pets. As a leading authority in the pet category, we operate with a full stack of resources, capital, and services to support pet parents. Our multi-brand and omni-channel approach include our own insurance carrier, insurance brands and partner brands.
Job Summary
IAIC (Independence American Insurance Company) is IPH's carrier organization, responsible for actuarial pricing, indications, and insurance-driven insights into portfolio performance. TheData Science team within itensures IAIC and IPH remain at the forefront of actuarial and pricing sophistication by evaluating new data sources, developing advanced analytical techniques, and delivering predictive insights that drive better-informed business decisioning.
We are seekinga Senior Data Scientistwith hands-on experiencein P&C or Pet Insurance pricingto join our growing R&D team. This is a senior individual contributor role responsible forleadingcomplex data science initiatives, developingandmaintainsadvanced predictive models, andmaintainingpartnershipswith actuarial,underwriting, product, and data teams.
You will balance a portfoliomultipleconcurrentresearch initiativesin pricing, customer behavior, and other business analytics.This role requires someone who can independently run a project to ground, ask the right questions when roadblocks arise, and communicate complex modeling work to both technical and nontechnical audiences.
Hubs in:Chicago, IL | New York, NY | Scottsdale, AZ | Cleveland, OH
Pricing & Modeling Leadership
Develop, enhance, and maintain predictive models (e.g., GLMs, machine learning, ensemble approaches) to support pricing, segmentation, and performance forecastingwhile balancing regulator considerations.
Apply advanced statistical techniques to identify key drivers of sales, retention, and profitability, and forecast expected outcomes.
EndtoEnd Project Ownership
Manage a rotating portfolioof multiple active projects, including pricing model builds, research initiatives, and support for regulatory filings.
Data Exploration & Analytical Insight
Lead exploratory data analysis to evaluate relationships between data elements and insurance processes, including pricing, conversion, retention, and risk segmentation.
Communication & Influence
Design, implement, and maintain scalable data pipelines to collect, process, and integrate structured and unstructured data from internal systems and external data sources.
Create and maintain dashboards and reporting solutions (e.g., Power BI) to monitor key metrics such as rate level, risk segmentation, retention, and portfolio performance.
Stay current on industry trends, emerging technologies, and advancements in data science, analytics, and actuarial science.
Graduate degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Actuarial Science, Data Science, or related quantitative field and 2+ years of experience in a data science or analytical roleor5+ years of progressive experience in a data science or analytical role.
At least 1 year of experience in P&C or Pet Insurance Pricing (pricingmodeling, GLMs, segmentation, and/or related actuarial/data science work).
Strong proficiency in Python, SQL, R, or other statistical programming languages for data manipulation, modeling, and analysis.
Preferred Qualifications:
This role is ideal for someone who:
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All of our jobs come with great benefits including healthcare, parental leave and opportunities for career advancements. Some offerings are dependent upon the location of where you work and can include the following:
Comprehensive full medical, dental and vision Insurance
Basic Life Insurance at no cost to the employee
Company paid short-term and long-term disability
12 weeks of 100% paid Parental Leave
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
Retirement savings plan
Personal Paid Time Off
Paid holidays and company-wide Wellness Day off
Paid time off to volunteer at nonprofit organizations
Pet friendly office environment
Commuter Benefits
Group Pet Insurance
On the job training and skills development
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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